The use of video media in informed consent in patients undergoing emergency appendicectomy

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Appendicitis; Surgery - Other surgery; Public Health - Health service research

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618000870257
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Newcastle

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-05-22
• Last Update Posted: 7 October 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

Age > 16 years
Able to read and write in English
Able to give consent
Able to watch a video
Clinically indicated for appendicectomy or diagnostic laparoscopy, as determined by treating surgical team

Exclusion Criteria

Patients requiring an urgent operation, and conducting the study would prolong the patient's time to the operating theatre.
Patients with significant pain which would impede completion of the questionnaires.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Knowledge test score, developed specifically for this study. Recall and comprehension of the information delivered during both control and intervention arms will bee assessed. [Immediately after intervention and standard consent methods]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Client satisfaction questionnaire (CSQ-8) score, a validated measure of satisfaction[Immediately after intervention and standard consent method];Mean overall preference between intervention and standard consent method, assessed using a 100=point sliding visual analogue scale. [After delivery of both intervention and standard consent methods ]